Rachel Ann Barry

Rachel Ann Barry
University of Edinburgh | UoE · Department of Social Policy

Master of Arts

About

10
Publications
2,121
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
243
Citations
Additional affiliations
September 2016 - present
University of Edinburgh
Position
  • PhD Student
July 2013 - July 2016
University of California, San Francisco
Position
  • Institute Researcher
August 2011 - May 2013
San Diego State University
Position
  • Research Assistant
Education
September 2016 - May 2019
University of Edinburgh
Field of study
  • International Public Health Policy
August 2011 - May 2013
San Diego State University
Field of study
  • Political Science
August 2007 - May 2011
California State University, Sacram
Field of study
  • Political Science and Spanish Language and Literature

Publications

Publications (10)
Article
Aims: To evaluate how young adults perceive and compare harms and benefits of marijuana and tobacco products in the context of a legal marijuana market in Colorado. Design: Semi-structured qualitative interviews. Setting: Denver, Colorado, USA. Participants: Thirty-two young adults (18-26 years old) who used tobacco/marijuana/vaporizers. Sem...
Conference Paper
BACKGROUND: Worldwide moves to legalize marijuana due to social justice, economic, and public safety concerns are quickly spreading. Uruguay, an international leader in tobacco control, became the first country to legalize the sale and distribution of marijuana, and sought to apply its WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) policies to...
Conference Paper
Full-text available
The four states that have legalized retail marijuana are not using best practices from public health in developing regulations for marijuana, and rather are implementing pro-commercial regulatory frameworks, often modeling policies on those enacted for alcohol. The history of major multinational corporations using aggressive marketing strategies to...
Article
Full-text available
Summary Points • The US states that have legalized retail marijuana are using US alcohol policies as a model for regulating retail marijuana, which prioritizes business interests over public health. • The history of major multinational corporations using aggressive marketing strategies to increase and sustain tobacco and alcohol use illustrates th...
Article
Policy Points E‐cigarettes are new products that are generating policy issues, including youth access and smokefree laws, for local and state governments. Unlike with analogous debates on conventional cigarettes, initial opposition came from e‐cigarette users and retailers independent of the multinational cigarette companies. After the cigarette co...
Conference Paper
Full-text available
Background: The movement to legalize marijuana gained momentum in 2014 when Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon passed citizen-initiatives to legalize retail sales. Marijuana legalization advocates in California are planning a 2016 initiative campaign to tax and regulate marijuana. Marijuana is often used by tobacco users and/or in combination...
Technical Report
Full-text available
California's position as a leader in tobacco control is under threat by the resurgence of the tobacco industry, the emergence of new unregulated tobacco products, and the decreasing spending power of the tobacco control program. • Countering a resurging tobacco industry will require advocates to be much more visible and assertive in challenging pol...
Article
Full-text available
Context: In 2012, Washington State and Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and Uruguay, beginning in 2014, will become the first country to legalize the sale and distribution of marijuana. The challenge facing policymakers and public health advocates is reducing the harms of an ineffective, costly, and discriminatory "war on drug...

Network

Cited By